Method of preparing inorganic polymeric water complexes and products so produced

Abstract

The present invention provides aqueous processes which create new chemical compositions of matter prepared by reacting, in the presence of aqueous ammonia or other source of reactive NH 2 groups, an alkali metal hydroxide to raise pH above 12, and further reacting with the addition of a mineral acid. The reactants are added as quickly as possible to obtain a highly exothermic reaction which, when reacted in the described manner will then contain ammonia in solution and form new polymeric water complexes. The mineral acid can be selected from, a phosphorus species, or a halogen species, or a nitrogen species, or a sulfur species, or a carbon species, or a combination of these acid species. Chemical complexes formed by these reactions are stable over a wide pH range from 0 to 14+ and can be used to perform many functions in the metal finishing industry; for removing soils from metals; for removing rust from metals; for complexing metal ions; for reducing metallic ores; to act as buffering agents for all acids and alkalis; as broad spectrum germicidal agents; for releasing of organic matter from soils; to act as therapeutic agents for healing of cuts, wounds and burns and abrasions; for healing of topical infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites; as growth stimulators for plants; to precipitate metallic salts from saline solutions; as anti-oxidants for stabilization of free radicals.

The subject matter the applicants claim as their invention is: 
     
       1. A method of producing inorganic polymeric water complexes stable throughout the pH range from 0 to 14 which comprises reacting in an aqueous medium: a. at least one acid selected from mineral acids, formic acid and acetic acid;   b. an alkali metal hydroxide; and   c. a source of reactive NH 2  groups: said stable water complex prepared according to the following sequence: i. providing in aqueous medium in a reaction vessel, a source of reactive NH 2  l groups;   ii. adding said alkali metal hydroxide to the reaction vessel in the presence of said source of NH 2  groups raising pH of the solution above 12 to a value approaching 14 to form an aqueous ammonium hydroxide/alkali metal hydroxide mixture;   iii. adding, in the vessel, the acid to the alkali mixture of step ii, at a rate sufficient to create a highly exothermic reaction, and to continue adding reactants together as quickly as possible so that the reactive NH 2  groups are contained in solution during formation of the inorganic polymeric water complexes.     
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1, wherein said source of NH 2  groups is aqueous ammonia. 
     
     
       3. The method of claim 2, wherein said source of aqueous ammonia is provided by bubbling gaseous ammonia through said aqueous medium. 
     
     
       4. The method in claim 1, wherein the reaction is cooled during the mixing of the alkali metal hydroxide and the ammonia hydroxide. 
     
     
       5. The method in claim 1, wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is potassium hydroxide. 
     
     
       6. The method in claim 1, wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is sodium hydroxide. 
     
     
       7. The method in claim 1, wherein the alkali metal hydroxide is lithium hydroxide. 
     
     
       8. The method of claim 1 wherein the acid is a mineral acid. 
     
     
       9. The method in claim 8 wherein the mineral acid is a phosphoric acid. 
     
     
       10. The method in claim 8 wherein the mineral acid is sulfur acid. 
     
     
       11. The method in claim 8 wherein the mineral acid is any halogen species acid. 
     
     
       12. The method in claim 8 wherein the mineral acid is nitric acid. 
     
     
       13. A method of producing inorganic polymeric water complexes stable throughout the pH range from 0 to 14 which comprises reacting in an aqueous medium: a. at least one acid selected from mineral acids and carboxylic acids;   b. an alkali metal hydroxide; and   c. a source of reactive NH 2  groups: said stable water complex prepared according to the following sequence: i. providing in aqueous medium in a reaction vessel, a source of reactive NH 2  groups;   ii. adding said alkali metal hydroxide to the reaction vessel in the presence of said source of NH 2  groups raising pH of the solution above 12 to a value approaching 14 to form an aqueous ammonium hydroxide/alkali metal hydroxide mixture;   iii. adding, in the vessel, the acid to the alkali mixture of step ii, at a rate sufficient to create a highly exothermic reaction, and to continue adding reactants together as quickly as possible so that the reactive NH 2  groups are contained in solution during formation of the inorganic polymeric water complexes.     
     
     
       14. The method in claim 13 wherein the acid is a carboxylic acid.